Which to use
“llevamos” and “lloramos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,798
- “llevamos” frequency rank
- #36,138
- “lloramos” frequency rank
- 39936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevamos | lloramos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes llevamos and lloramos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llevamos and lloramos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llevamos with lloramos
A purely visual mix-up. llevamos ([ʝeˈβ̞amos]) and lloramos ([ʝoˈɾamos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevamos is recorded at frequency rank #3,798, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞amos]. lloramos is at rank #36,138, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾamos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39936, this pair ranks #161,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevamos vs lloramos
Shared letters: almos. Private to "llevamos": ev. Private to "lloramos": r.
"llevamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "lloramos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llevamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevamos" and "lloramos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lloramos vs llorosos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #161,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.